Bills’ Sammy Watkins, Shaq Lawson undergo surgery

Two Buffalo Bills underwent surgeries in the weeks following the conclusion of the regular season.

Defensive end Shaq Lawson underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after the season, and wide receiver Sammy Watkins had a second surgery on his injured foot late last week, the team announced Friday.

Lawson, who sat out during the first six weeks of the season with a shoulder injury, is projected to be cleared to participate in all offseason activities, meaning his operation likely was minor. Watkins, meanwhile, could be a different story.

Whatever the issue was has been fixed, according to Dr. Robert Anderson, who informed the team the procedure went well. It’s anticipated Watkins will be ready to participate in training camp. It’s also easy to look at the glass half full with a new head coach in Sean McDermott and months to heal and prepare.

Bills fans will hope this is the last of the foot problems, but if history serves as an indicator of the days, months and years ahead, this will be one to monitor as the summer moves toward training camp commencement.